An ordinance
amending Section 15.44.050 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws amending the provisions
pertaining to estimates and billing adjustments for water diverted from the
public sanitary sewer system effective July 1, 2007, all of which is more particularly
described herein.

BE IT ENACTED BY
THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. Section
15.44.050 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended as follows:

1. By amending
subsection B. by adding after the phrase "of diverted water", the
phrase "for commercial and industrial customers".

2. By adding the
following provision at the end of subsection B.:

"Effective
July 1, 2007, the department shall implement a method for computing or estimating
the amount of water diverted from the public sanitary sewerage system by residential
customers based upon an average of the customer's monthly usage during the months
of January, February and March. Such residential customers shall not be billed
for sewerage service for the estimated amount of water diverted from the sanitary
sewerage system. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A. of this section
to the contrary, no residential customer shall be required to install an additional
meter or meters for the purpose of determining the amount of water diverted
from the public sanitary sewerage system in order to be eligible for a billing
adjustment pursuant to this subsection."

3. By amending
subsection D. by deleting the phrase "Customers requesting consideration",
and substituting in lieu thereof the phrase "Customers, other than those
residential customers eligible for a billing adjustment pursuant to subsection
B. of this section, requesting consideration".

Section 4. This
Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan
Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.